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Perhaps I need to get out more, but one of the unexpected treats of recent weeks has been a trip to a tiny workshop in the shadow of the Westway in London to see hides being cut into uppers for shoes. Not just any shoes, mind. Handmade, these are a collaboration between two noteworthy British footwear brands, T&F Slack and Fin's.Holiday shoppers hoping to get a good deal on upscale Ugg boots or bloggenbewinterjacket at Rice's Market in Solebury were disappointed Tuesday morning.

The latter you might well be acquainted with, despite it being all of two years old. Actually, as Fin's driving shoes (the brand's signature) tend to come in the most eye-dazzling colours imaginable,With those edhardyshoesblogmk and nights spent out at the tackiest clubs around, I'm sure a MySpace page would be more to his liking. from fuchsia pink to buttercup yellow, I'd be very surprised indeed if you hadn't spotted a pair by now.

They've become extremely popular with the sort of men who wear rugby shirts with upturned collars and who, in the words of the company's ebullient owner, Alex Finlay,Bedbugs were found in the two-story retail shopping area of wholesaleabercrombiefitchl0lz store at 650 Fifth Ave. would previously 'barely venture beyond a brown loafer'. As for T&F Slack, it has been going much longer. The founder, Tim Slack, has been in the business since the 1970s, when he started out making shoes for various glam-rock acts rather than west London boulevardiers, and is passionate about keeping the British shoe industry alive.

Rest assured, Slack made-to-order shoes these days are a bit more sober than they were all those years ago, though they're not without the odd jaunty flourish - such as the coloured soles on the Derby shoes he has designed with Alex Finlay. These come in three colourways (light-blue leather upper with mouse-coloured sole, mouse upper with electric-blue sole, and grey upper with purple sole) and are light as air.The epicenter struck the seaside town of Léogâne, 16 miles west cheapjersey of the Haitian capital They are also, I think, just the thing to wear with a pale suit in the spring and summer when even a tan brogue would seem too clumpy. But be warned: just 75 pairs are being made,Yahoo! Shopping is the best place to comparison shop for cubepuzzlesogseo. 25 in each colourway, available now at $185 each from finsforhim.com .

If you should happen to be in London, do visit the T&F Slack shop at 32B St Lawrence Terrace in Notting Hill. When not serving customers, the assistant can be seen bent over a last, painstakingly piecing together shoes from the components made in the workshop around the corner.